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1978Final results

1978 election for Idaho Legislative District 2

Idaho State Senate · Idaho

Art Manley (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating William E. Moore (R) by 1.1 points.

Art ManleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%5,203
49.4%5,085
10,288 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+2.31972D+7.91974D+37.81976D+1.11978R+1.41980R+6.61982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET